flstandardbreds Chapter 344 Old Fox
Chapter 344 Old Fox
"One more thing to add, the sale mentioned here refers to the sale of the mining rights of the mineral vein, with a term of one year. Everyone, you can make your bids." Yue Lingfei did not intend to sell all the assets of the Modao Sect directly. Otherwise, even if he could raise money to run the sect, he would probably be criticized behind his back by the sect members.
Moreover, the permanent ownership of a mineral vein is very valuable. If these sects want to buy it, I am afraid they will have to bleed heavily.
Therefore, selling the one-year mineral purchasing rights is the most appropriate decision at the moment. Bai Wei, Zhou Xing and others have no objection to this.
"My Water God Cult is willing to pay 5 taels of gold for that black jade vein."
Bai Wei stretched out her hand and directly gave her offer.
The value ratio of gold to silver in this era was about one to ten, and 5 taels of gold was equivalent to 50 taels of silver.
It's already a huge sum of money.
Zhou Xing frowned slightly at Bai Wei's offer, then chuckled, "You think it's too simple to acquire a mine for 50 taels. I'll offer 60 taels. What do you think, Sect Leader Yue?"
Bai Wei's expression changed slightly. "You, a bunch of warriors, what do you want with the black jade? Are you deliberately trying to make things difficult for me?"
Zhou Xing blinked his eyes and said very firmly: "I'm asking Master Yue, if you are not convinced, just raise the price!"
Yue Lingfei smiled calmly, "Sect Master Zhou offered 60 taels, which doesn't seem too high. Anyone else bidding?"
Xiao Suchen glanced at everyone with a disdainful look in his eyes, and said slowly, "80 taels, I think this price is quite fair."
After the words fell, Bai Wei and Zhou Xing were both slightly stunned. They looked at Xiao Suchen in surprise and gritted their teeth secretly.
This guy suddenly raised the price by 20 taels. It was fair, but it was a bit too much for them. However, Xiao Suchen seemed calm and composed, as if he had a plan in mind.
Yue Lingfei almost laughed out loud, the price of 80 taels was within her expectations. Of course, expectations are expectations, and she would be very satisfied if she could sell it for 75 taels.
"Pavilion Master Xiao is so generous, he offered 80 taels right from the start. So this black jade mine..."
"Ahem, wait a minute. I'm saying that 80 taels is a fair price, but that doesn't mean I can buy the Black Jade Mine for it." Xiao Suchen smiled slyly and continued, "I really do need this Black Jade Mine, but I don't have the money."
This somewhat shameless speech left everyone speechless.
Zhou Xing secretly clenched his fists, Bai Wei's face turned pale, and even Yue Lingfei couldn't help but press the sword at her waist.
This is because of Xiao Suchen's strength and status. Otherwise, if they were toyed with like this, these three people would probably have lost their temper on the spot.
"Pavilion Master Xiao, please don't speak next time."
"I suggest just withdrawing him from the bidding."
"Mr. Xiao, if you are not sure, I suggest you don't say anything."
Chen Changfan found it a little funny to see the sect leaders gnashing their teeth in hatred.
As expected, the unreliability of Confucian scholars is a common tradition. Seeing Xiao Suchen's despicable look, Chen Changfan suddenly understood Ji Wenkong a little.
After this little episode, the subsequent bidding went very smoothly.
In the end, Bai Wei bought the black jade mine for 76 taels.
The cold iron ore fell into Zhou Xing's hands at a high price of 64 taels.
Yue Lingfei watched the two people make deals one after another, and finally a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth.
With these 140 million taels, it is enough to support her to do many things.
However, she couldn't help but feel a little regretful. After all, this time she only sold two veins of minerals and failed to sell all the minerals at once.
"Sure enough, no one is interested in copper and coal mines..."
She even intended to sell it at a low price, but it was obvious that the three major sects had no intention of doing so, so naturally there was no room for further bidding.
Putting these thoughts aside, Yue Lingfei signed the contract with Bai Wei and Zhou Xing. When agreeing on the payment method, Bai Wei said awkwardly, "The 66 taels can be paid in cash. Can the remaining taels be paid in other forms of goods? Our Water God Sect's treasured fish, formations, robes, and so on are all valuable items."
Yue Lingfei suddenly realized.
No wonder Bai Wei's initial bid was only 60. It seems that this is all she could offer in cash.
Although the big sects all have some wealth, they are not businessmen, and no one would hoard hundreds of thousands or millions of taels of silver for no reason.
Moreover, the operation of the sect also requires cash support. You can't spend all the money before borrowing.
Therefore, the 66 taels of silver that Bai Wei can currently come up with is almost the limit, and the rest can only be offset with goods.
Using goods to offset discounts is not an uncommon practice. After all, the Mo Dao Sect also needs treasure fish and formations. As long as the price is right, they can be used to offset money.
Of course, given the current situation of the Mo Dao Sect, it is best to use cash, after all, it is the hard currency.
Just as Yue Lingfei was silently pondering, Xiao Suchen, who had been silenced, suddenly spoke up, "Ahem, one hundred thousand taels of silver, I can pay."
"Mr. Xiao, do you want to disrupt the situation again?" Bai Wei looked unhappy.
The price of this black jade mine was called up by this guy. Now that the contract is about to be signed, he starts to talk too much again.
"Master Bai, don't get me wrong. I mean, I'm offering 100,000 taels of silver for 10,000 kilograms of black jade powder. Is that price too high?"
Upon hearing Xiao Suchen's price, Bai Wei's eyes flickered, and she was clearly tempted. After all, Black Jade Powder was practically useless within the Water God Cult, and it was a byproduct of Black Cloud Iron. Being able to sell it at ten taels per catty was undoubtedly a good deal for her.
Chen Changfan saw Bai Wei's expression of some interest, and then he suddenly realized.
Xiao Suchen, this old fox.
No wonder he raised the price so wildly just now, it turns out this was his plan!
He raised the price to around 80, trying to win Yue Lingfei's favor while backstabbing Bai Wei.
Then, when Bai Wei was short of money, he took the opportunity to suggest buying black jade powder, and the success rate was very high.
Otherwise, if Xiao Suchen wanted to obtain the black jade powder, he would either have to spend a lot of money to bid for the mineral vein, or he would have to look at Bai Wei's mood and buy some black jade powder, but there would be almost no room for negotiation on the price.
Who says scholars are honest? This scholar is so cunning that he tricked Bai Wei without realizing it.
Although Bai Wei was furious, she could hardly refuse Xiao Suchen's offer. After a moment's thought, she nodded and agreed, "Deal. One hundred thousand taels of silver for ten thousand kilograms of black jade powder. Just as you say."
Xiao Suchen smiled and bowed, then immediately signed an agreement with Bai Wei and asked someone to get the cash immediately.
Finally, the agreement on the black jade mine was reached, and all three were quite satisfied.
Yue Lingfei and Xiao Suchen both got what they wanted. Although Bai Wei was unhappy, she got the precious black jade, so it was worth it.
Compared to the Water God Cult's financial constraints, the Qinghe Martial Arts School was quite wealthy and paid all the money directly in cash, which shocked everyone a little.
Although the imperial court is in a precarious situation now, its foundation is still there, so this amount of money is still nothing.